AMD took advantage of the CES 2017 to release information about its forthcoming high-performance graphics card, AMD Vega. For the first time, details about the enhancements, features and overall advantages of the new GPU line have reached the public. Here are 5 things to know about the AMD Vega and how it compares to those currently in the market.
Performance
Linus, of the Linus Tech Tips website, published a video showing an engineering sample of an AMD Vega graphics card which one can see below, as reported by Hexus. The demonstration also showed the AMD Vega video card in action, running on the new Doom game with maximum settings and 4K resolution reaching a rate of 60 to 70 frames per second.
High Speed Memory
AMD Vega will now use the HBM2 type RAM memory, which is more energy efficient and generally offers a higher level of performance than GDDR5 memories, and even the first-generation HBMs used in Radeon Fury. HBM2 allows higher RAM density on the board and this should contribute to the new AMD Vega GPUs with an impressive amount of RAM. Large, high-speed memory is crucial for operations where the card needs to move and process a large amount of data, such as in virtual reality and 4K gaming.
High Speed Cache
One of the advantages associated with the use of HBM2 is the possibility of establishing high-speed caches to relieve regime change information between RAM and GPU. It is not known how much cache will be available with the AMD Vega, but its operation is designed to allow information frequently used by the GPU not to "travel" the RAM at all times to read. The overall effect is that the board will operate faster, according to PCWorld.
Changes To The GPU Core
The AMD Vega has long been awaited because it relies on a drastic redesign of the graphics processor used in Radeon. The central aspect regarding the changes made in the design is the ability of the board to carry out operations in a given time. AMD explains that the new Radeon, equipped with Vega GPUs, can process 512 operations of 8 bits per clock, 256 operations of 16 bits per clock or even 128 operations of 32 bits per clock.
It seems a bit confusing, but that means the board has more flair in performing a set of calculations in games, for example. The gradations of 8, 16 and 32 bits determine the complexity of the calculation and in the case of games, reflect both the performance of the board and the fidelity with which the image is displayed.
Release Date
AMD Vega is indeed one of the wonders of CES 2017. The only problem is that Radeon boards with GPU Vega have no release dates as of this writing. It is possible to compare the current situation with what happened last year when the Polaris cards were unveiled at CES in January but were then launched in June.
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